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Concentración De Nitrato, Fosfato Y Boro En El Agua Residual Para La DOI: doi.org/10.21640/ns.v10i21.1478 Sección: Ciencias Naturales e Ingenierías Concentración de nitrato, fosfato y boro en el agua residual para la irrigación de cultivos en Valle del Mezquital, Hidalgo Nitrate, phosphate and boron content in wastewater for crop irrigation in Mezquital Valley, Hidalgo José Pedro Pérez Díaz1 Héctor Manuel Ortega Escobar1 Carlos Ramírez Ayala1 Héctor Flores Magdaleno1 Edgar Iván Sánchez Bernal2 Álvaro Can Chulim3 Óscar Raúl Mancilla Villa4 1 Posgrado de Hidrociencias, Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco 2 Instituto de Ecología, Universidad del Mar Campus Puerto Ángel, Oaxaca 3 Unidad Académica de Agricultura, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Jalisco 4 Centro Universitario de la Costa Sur, Universidad de Guadalajara, Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco Autor para correspondencia: José Pedro Pérez Díaz, E-mail: [email protected] Resumen Introducción: La Ciudad de México genera un volumen de agua de origen residual de 57 m3 s-1, esta agua se conduce por la red de drenaje: gran canal-interceptor poniente-emisor central, hacia el Estado de Hidalgo, y durante su curso, un volumen importante de esta agua se vierte en canales de riego y se utiliza en la irrigación de cultivos en Valle del Mezquital. - 3- Método: en este estudio se determinó la concentración de nitrato (NO3 ), fosfato (PO4 ), boro (B3+), cloruro (Cl-), calcio (Ca2+), magnesio (Mg2+) y potasio (K+) en 188 muestras de agua. El objetivo fue evaluar el riesgo de toxicidad por iones específicos (B3+ y Cl-) y el contenido de nutrientes (N, P, K, Ca y Mg) del agua residual utilizada en el riego de cultivos agrícolas. - Resultados: la concentración de nitrato (NO3 ) fue muy heterogénea (CV=59.83 %) y se atribuyó 3- a la lixiviación de fertilizantes nitrogenados. El fosfato (PO4 ) tuvo un valor máximo de 65.7 mg L-1, y su concentración se atribuyó a la descarga de agua residual de origen doméstico. La concentración de boro (B3+) fue menor de 1.88 mg L-1. El riesgo de toxicidad debido al uso de esta agua en la irrigación puede ocasionar la disminución en el rendimiento de cultivos sensibles como el frijol. Conclusión: el agua de origen residual sin tratamiento, utilizada en la irrigación en Valle del Mezquital, puede ocasionar problemas de toxicidad en algunos cultivos; la concentración de nitrato y fosfato en el agua residual de la red de drenaje Ciudad de México-Valle del Mezquital fue elevada, lo cual, representa riesgo para los organismos acuáticos por la contaminación y posible eutrofización de los cuerpos de agua. El riesgo de toxicidad por B3+ y Cl- puede ocasionar efectos negativos en la germinación y rendimiento del cultivo de frijol. Palabras clave: calidad del agua de riego; irrigación; reúso del agua residual; toxicidad por boro Abstract Introduction: Mexico City generates an approximate volume of wastewater of 57 m3 s-1, the wastewater is conduct by the drainage network: main channel-west interceptor-central emitter, and conducted to Hidalgo State, during it course, an important volume is poured into irrigation channels and is used for crop irrigation in the Mezquital Valley. - -3 3+ - Method: in this study, nitrate (NO3 ), phosphate (PO4 ) boron (B ) and chloride (Cl ) content in 188 wastewater samples was determined. The objective was to assessment the risk of toxicity by specific ions (B3+ and Cl-) and the nutrients content (N, P, K, Ca y Mg) in wastewater used for crop irrigation. - Results: the nitrate (NO3 ) concentration was very heterogeneous (CV=59.83 %) and this was -3 attributed to the lixiviation of nitrogen fertilizers. The maximum phosphate (PO4 ) value was 65.7 mg L-1, and its concentration was attributed to the discharge of household wastewater. The boron concentration (B3+) was less than 1.88 mg L-1. The risk of toxicity due to the use of wastewater in irrigation may cause a decrease the yield of sensitive crops, such as beans. Conclusion: untreated wastewater used in irrigation in Mezquital Valley, may cause toxicity problems in some crops; the nitrate and phosphate concentrations in wastewater of the Mexico City-Mezquital Valley drainage network were high, and these were attributed to the discharges of domestic and industrial wastewaters and to agricultural drainage, high concentrations of nitrate and phosphate represent a risk for aquatic organisms due to pollution and the possible eutrophication of water bodies. The risk of toxicity by B3+ and Cl- can have a negative effect on the germination and yield of bean crops. Keywords: agricultural water quality; boron toxicity; irrigation; wastewater reuse Recibido en 06/05/2018 Aceptado en 12/07/2018 Introduction Mexico City has an estimated population of 8 985 339 inhabitants (INEGI, 2017), which makes it a challenge to satisfy the population’s growing needs regarding the allocation of drinking water, drainage and sanitation. Most rivers in Mexico City have been enclosed in pipes, and their surface waters have been classified as polluted. The rivers under these conditions are: Churubusco, de las Avenidas, de los Remedios, San Juan, de la Compañía, San Buenaventura and Tlamaco dam; therefore these rivers can be considered a part of the drainage system (Perló- Cohen & Zamora-Saenz, 2017). It is estimated that 70 % of the drinking water source in Mexico City is groundwater, and over 26 % is imported from the Lerma and Cutzamala systems; 77 % of the population consumes less than 150 L of water per day, and 96 % of the population has drainage coverage (Guerrero et al., 2009; Ortega-Font, 2011). Considering these reports, it is estimated that population in Mexico City generates an approximate volume of wastewater of 57 m3 s-1, (CONAGUA, 2012); this wastewater goes through the drainage network: grand channel- west interceptor- central emitter (Aguilar-Garduño et al., 2007), and conducted to Hidalgo state. During its course, an important volume is poured into irrigation channels and is used for crop irrigation in the Mezquital Valley (CONAGUA, 2012). In Hidalgo State an agricultural area of approximately 456 855.69 hectares is sown, 80 % of which is rainfed and 20 % undergoes irrigation systems; the greatest surface is used for maize, bean, and oats forage crops (SIAP, 2017). Many authors agree that wastewater is an important source of organic matter (Fuentes- Rivas et al., 2017) and nutrients such as nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) [Belaid et al., 2012], and applying this water to agricultural irrigation will provide a considerable amount of nutrients for crop nutrition (Romero-Álvarez, 1997; Rascón-Alvarado et al., 2008; Zamora et al., 2008). However, the nitrate and phosphate concentration found in wastewater may be due to the excessive application of fertilizers in agriculture (Hem, 1985; Chávez-Alcántar et al., 2011; Guangwei Huang, 2013), and its excess concentration can be lixiviated and cause pollution of groundwater, which may cause damages to the health of people who consume water from contaminated wells, as well as the progressive eutrophication of water bodies (Figueruelo- Alejano & Marino-Dávila, 2004); the importance of high nitrate concentrations in drinking water -1 -1 - (10 mg L N = 44 mg L NO3 ) lies in health problems for children, who are prone to catching hemoglobinemia (Hem, 1985; OMS, 1998). Other earlier studies have proven that wastewater contains elements that are potentially toxic for aquatic organisms (Robledo-Zacarías et al., 2017) and heavy metals, added to the soil by irrigation, accumulate on the arable layer of agricultural soils (Siebe, 1994; Prieto-García et al., 2007; Flores-Magdaleno et al., 2011) and can be absorbed and accumulated in plants (Vázquez-Alarcón et al., 2001); furthermore, contact with wastewater affects the health of the overall population (Cifuentes et al., 1994; Cifuentes et al., 2000). On the other hand, wastewater poured into receiving bodies is a high risk for human health and the environment, since medications and narcotics have been found in wastewaters, and can potentially cause toxic effects (even in low concentrations) in aquatic organisms and soil microorganisms (Robledo-Zacarías et al., 2017). On the other hand, wastewater used in the agricultural area known as the Mezquital Valley had a predominant composition of bicarbonate and sodium (Cuellar-Carrasco et al., 2015; López-García et al., 2016), therefore the use of wastewater in agriculture can have negative effects on the soil and crops regarding salinity and sodicity (Fuentes-Rivas et al., 2017). Toxicity problems in crops arise when some ions are absorbed and accumulated in their tissues in concentrations high enough to cause damage and reduce yields (Ayers & Westcot, 1985). This toxicity depends on the tolerance of a particular crop at extreme levels of ionic concentration (Sánchez-Bernal et al., 2013; Can-Chulim et al., 2017). The most important ions related to toxicity are: B3+, Cl- and Na+; once these ions are absorbed, they are transported to different parts of the plant and during transpiration they accumulate on the leaves. Nitrogen is a nutrient for plants, however, nitrate concentration between 5 and 30 mg L-1 in irrigation water may affect sensitive crops (Ayers & Westcot, 1985), and regarding boron, toxicity presents itself in some crops when there is a concentration between 1 and 2 mg L-1 (Maas, 1990). The most frequent toxicity is caused by the content of Cl- in irrigation water, since this ion is easily absorbed by the root and carried to different parts of the plant (Ayers & Westcot, 1985). Considering the above, the objective of this investigation was to determine the concentration of nitrate, phosphate and boron in wastewaters and to estimate its content of nutrients, as well as the estimation of the risk of toxicity by specific ions (B3+ and Cl-) that can affect normal crop development in a negative way. The focus of this investigation is quantitative and has a descriptive scope; given that in the area under study the largest area planted is dedicated to maize, bean and oat, these ions may affect each crop in a different way.
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